Beat the Snow

Three to five inches of snow is headed toward Hartford this morning, but not, supposedly, toward my home in the Hudson Valley, so I’m going to try to get out of here early and beat the snow. Fingers crossed. The weather is unpredictable, and if I feel like it might be more trouble than it’s worth, I’ll wait until tomorrow.

But I’d really like to get home for a couple of days, starting today. I need to see my husband. And my new chair, which Don picked up for me the other day, bless him!

So, this will be quick, then I’ll jump in the shower and start to ‘assess the situation.’

Don likes cigar boxes and wanted me to stop by a local cigar shop here in downtown Hartford to see if they had any empty boxes for sale. On the way home from rehearsal, I peered in the window and saw that they did. So, I pulled open the door and walked right into a cloud of cigar smoke courtesy of a guy who was standing at the counter, talking to the owner. To his credit, as soon as he saw me, he moved away, but the damage was done. Plus, I quickly realized that there was a smoking lounge in the back of the shop! Yikes.

I picked out three boxes (only $2 a piece!) and hightailed it out of there. But the smell of cigar smoke surrounded me. I had to open the windows in the apartment and air out my clothing!

They’re neat looking, aren’t they?

We had our final run-through in the rehearsal space yesterday and, boy, was it fun! Darko’s vision for a production never fails to astound me. I wasn’t sure how this was all going to come together, but I’ve learned to trust Darko and on Thursday, I could really see it coming together. Yesterday – perfection! And it’s hilarious, as well!

Can’t wait to see it with costumes, lighting, set, and sound on Tuesday. We have an extremely talented cast and they are having a lot of fun, as are we.

I’m home safely. Husband is at the store. We put the new chair together and it looks great! Enjoy your nesting. I didn’t have time to leave a comment on your blog but I love seeing all your Roseville on display, Linda!

Yellow alstroemeria – gorgeous!! Never saw yellow before – all we see around here is that very pretty pink/cranberry variety you showed a little while back. Next time I’m in the floral section of my supermarket [which is where I get flowers in the Winter] I’m going to ask about the yellow. What a cheery bounce they’d add to these often dark & dreary Winter days. Like a bowlful of lemons on the dining room table [which actually is a very pretty centerpiece too]. Safe travels home & have a wonderful visit!

Hope you were able to get home and that you had safe travels. I hate when there are those “guessing games” going on with the weather. If it moves its path even 30 or 40 miles, everything can change. With all the technology we have, it seems we should be a little closer to having more accurate forecasts. Mother Nature being contrary, I guess!

Enjoy your days at home. Can’t wait to see pictures of the new chair. Happy weekend.

I’m home. Driving was fine. I left just in time. But it did start snowing – very lightly – while I was driving west. No accumulation, so all was dry and safe. The chair is here, we’ve put the legs on and it looks beautiful!

Glad you made it home, Claudia. The heavy rainstorm hasn’t made it to my area yet. In fact, the sun is coming out from amidst the gray clouds. I know the calm won’t last, as the horizon has some angry looking darkness. What does Don do with the cigar boxes? My nephew is a woodworker and my brother is always on the look-out for the wooden ones to give his son. I have no idea what my nephew is going to do with them.

He puts things in them. He’s been taking lots of photos (very into photography at the moment) and he likes to print them out instead of just having them on his phone digitally, so he uses the boxes to store them. And other treasures, as well!

I see you are safe at home! And you were busy…me too. We were under the stairs…cleaning, purging….and laughing at all the stuff we still had down there, that we had forgotten about! Oops! Loving those cigar boxes! Enjoy your evening! ;)

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband and dog. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating. My decorating style is eclectic but if I had to call it anything, I'd call it Christmas in Connecticut, after all those forties movies with comfy cottage style.

I've worked in the theater for more years than I can count. I'm currently a voice, speech, dialect and text coach freelancing on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater.

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